Girls' name · since 1904
Desdemona
Since 1904, U.S. Social Security records show 43 babies named Desdemona, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #36,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1904
- 1970s
- peak decade
Desdemona sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 43 recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desdemona has been recorded 43 times among girls since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2017.
- #36,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 43 born since 1904
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Desdemona ranks #36,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 43 born since 1904, peaking in the 1970s.
- #36,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 43
- born since 1904
- 1970s
- peak decade
Desdemona's 43 recorded births place it above 49.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Desdemona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Desdemona's full recorded timeline at 1976, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Desdemona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2017
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Desdemona by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (17 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Desdemona's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Desdemona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
17 births
- 1990s
1990s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 17 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Desdemona's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (17 total births) through the 2010s (8) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Desdemona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1904–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Desdemona draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.